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Financing reuse: the urgency to act, the power of the collective
In an article published in June 2025, The Echo Solutions it reminds us how essential reuse (or reuse economy) is to the ecological transition... but still difficult to finance. At Retak, we decided to act without delay: our solution is already in place, and we are building a sustainable, local and collaborative ecosystem to transform the sector.
Summary
What the article from Les Échos says
Source: How to finance the circular economy? - Les Échos Solutions
- Actors in the reuse sector struggle to finance themselves through traditional channels.
- Low margins and nonlinear models complicate bank loans.
- Emerging alternatives: public funding (ADEME, Regions), crowdfunding, impact funds.
- A need for strategic support is highlighted.
These questions echo other news from our Monitoring & circular economy, like the article: Repair: what the ADEME 2024 study reveals.
Retak: a concrete response already operational
We have launched a functional platform with refurbished, tested, and ready-to-sell products. The watchword? Reuse before replacing. Find our offers in the categories:
This fits perfectly into our approach explained in Why choose a refurbished product?
Regional anchoring and active cooperation
- Cooperation with the ADEME and the AER Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
- Regular exchanges with communities and actors in the circular economy.
- Accompaniment of our reflection by Ecogitactions.
To learn more about our territorial vision, read What is second hand?
Additional funding for a launched project
Public or private funding will be valuable for:
- develop industrialization,
- optimize our reverse logistics,
- improve digital tools (diagnosis, traceability...),
- train the craftsmakers.
These levers come in support of an already existing project, as illustrated in our Practical Guides on the circular economy.
Conclusion
The reuse economy needs not only financing, but above all concrete initiatives. At Retak, we have chosen to act now: an operational project, a driving territory, a mobilized collective.
The proof? Our products, our educational content and our visible commitment. The Retak Mag, where we share our monitoring and best practices.